Chapter 446 (1/2)

Deng Tian truly deserved to be Deng Ai’s father. Only such a scheming father could give birth to such a son. Jia Xu made an issue about wanting to see the search warrant but Deng Tian countered, saying that if you want to see the search warrant, they had to follow them back.

Jia Xu knew that by following them, they would be trapped regardless of whether there was any issue. Even if the barbarian was not bleeding out in the carriage, Liu Mang’s ident.i.ty would still be exposed.

“If you can’t show me the search warrant then forgive me for not staying here.” Jia Xu waved his hand, ignoring Deng Tian’s claim that the search warrant was at home.

“Sir. I am already being sincere. Are you still refusing to follow me?” Deng Tian immediately stopped Jia Xu and his men also took out their swords.

“Do you want to use force to stop this old man?” Jia Xu smiled at Deng Tian. His men also glared at Deng Tian cautiously. Deng Tian may have more people but that doesn’t mean that they would win.

“Haha. My men may not be able to defeat yours but what if I had more people?”

“Hm? Reinforcements?” Jia Xu frowned. At some point in time, more people seemed to come out from the corner where Deng Tian and his men first appeared. He then realized that Deng Tian was just stalling for time. If this continued, Jia Xu would be the one in a disadvantage.

“Sir. Are you willing to follow me now?” Deng Tian laughed as he looked at the carriage Jia Xu was originally sitting in. It would be hard to conceal the smell of blood coming from it.

“Have we caught him?” The reinforcements arrived. Now they totaled up to at least a hundred men.

If this was a battlefield in war, Jia Xu could have already ordered his men to attack. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a battlefield and it would not be good for both sides to have an armed confrontation here.

Liu Mang was afraid of exposing his ident.i.ty while Deng Tian was afraid of having severe casualties. Even though n.o.bles were known to have private soldiers that carried weapon, it was only done so secretly. They had to be peaceful on the surface. If the defenders of Xiangyang arrived and see an armed conflict, even Deng Tian would not be spared. The Huang Family would definitely use him as a scapegoat.

“If you refuse to follow me, then you just need show us that bleeding man!” Deng Tian wanted Jia Xu to give way. He knew that the barbarian was working alone, otherwise, the barbarian would not have acted alone. However, he did not know why these people here wanted to hide the barbarian.

Just as Jia Xu was about to abandon the barbarian, Kuai Ran came out and spoke. “Brother Kainan. Long time no see.”

“Hm?” Deng Tian froze. n.o.body had called him Kainan in a very long time. This was the name his family had given to him after his coming of age. It is also what his close friends called him. n.o.body called him this anymore after the Deng Family was destroyed. Most people in the Huang Family just call him by his position.